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Writers:
Agatha Christie (novel)
Sue Grafton (teleplay)
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Release Date:
22 October 1983 (USA) more
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While Miss Marple is on vacation in a luxurious Caribbean resort, a fellow guest confides he has evidence that another resident of the hotel is an unscrupulous serial murderer but is poisoned before he can reveal his identity to her. full summary | add synopsis
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poorly made yet pretty entertaining more (6 total)

Cast

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Helen Hayes ... Miss Jane Marple
Barnard Hughes ... Mr. Rafiel
Jameson Parker ... Tim Kendall
Season Hubley ... Molly Kandall

Swoosie Kurtz ... Ruth Walter
Cassie Yates ... Lucky Dyson
Zakes Mokae ... Captain Daventry

Stephen Macht ... Greg Dyson
Beth Howland ... Evelyn Hillingdon
Maurice Evans ... Major Geoffrey Palgrave
Lynne Moody ... Victoria Johnson
George Innes ... Edward Hillingdon

Brock Peters ... Dr. Graham
Michael Preston ... Arthur Jackson (as Mike Preston)
Bernard McDonald ... Minister
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Agatha Christie's A Caribbean Mystery (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
Netherlands:88 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 more
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The last film role of Maurice Evans. more
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poorly made yet pretty entertaining, 2 June 2004
6/10
Author: Charles Herold (cherold) from United States

This is a pretty poorly made TV movie typical of the early 80s, with an overly syrupy score and bland cinematography and awful acting by everyone under the age of 60. So it can be taken as proof of Agatha Christie's genius that a straightforward telling of one of her stories is pretty enjoyable even when done by hacks. The best part is watching the way Miss Marple manipulates the situation, pulling the strings of those around her while managing to seem harmless and perhaps dotty. In spite of her floating accent, Hayes makes an excellent Miss Marple, and Hughes and Evans are also quite good. The rest of the acting varies from mediocre to truly incompetent, but the story is strong enough to survive. The ending is unfortunately weak and feels as though it was rushed through, so the feeling of satisfaction one gets in a Christie book is sadly lacking, but overall it's pretty watchable, and I give it 6/10, which is about as much as you can give something filmed with the care of an episode of MacMillan and Wife.

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